Strawberry & Mint Ice Cream

There really is nothing more summery than a bowl of English strawberries over which you’ve poured some fresh cream. Sadly, strawberries are one of those foods that are becoming readily available out of season, flown in from afar, and stacked on our supermarket shelves as if they in themselves might bring a taste of summer; but really, […]

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Roast Duck Breast with Spiced Blueberry Sauce

I had a Gressingham duck breast in my freezer, left over from when I made the Ottoman duck dish that I’d had in Istanbul last month; supermarkets seem to invariably sell duck portions in packets of two. But it seemed a quick and simple thing to cook this evening so it came out of the […]

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